There is still a big gap between cultivating immortals and practicing martial arts in the early stages.

True Man Zishan believed that he could not go head-to-head with that government expert because that man held an important position and had dragon and tiger energy as well as worldly fire, which could be said to be a natural nemesis for those who practiced Taoism.

But the white-clad thief in front of him was different.

When Master Zishan attacked him, his magical powers were not weakened at all. In addition, this was where his cave was located, so he had the right time, place and people, so he could crush him easily.

Of course, the fact that Master Zishan was able to crush the Thief in White doesn’t mean that he is too weak.

On the contrary, this guy is not only the best in the world in terms of lightness Kung Fu, but also has absolutely first-rate martial arts skills.

Immortal Zishan used the art of shrinking the earth to instantly move in front of him, and then connected to the hidden formation in the Taoist temple and added the power of the mountain, which made this master of light work unable to react at all.

When they arrived in front of the broken stone table, Master Zishan waved his sleeves, and the broken stones immediately melted together and condensed into the shape of a stone table again.

Master Zishan turned his head and sat down leisurely. He raised his hand to take out a new teapot from his sleeve, while glancing at the man in white who was being hurriedly helped up by Xu Xian outside the courtyard wall.

The man in white had a sunken chest and blood at the corners of his mouth, but he was not dead.

With the help of Xu Xian, he sat cross-legged, circulated his true energy, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.

After a long time, the man in white opened his eyes and looked towards the yard with a complicated expression.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest, for showing mercy!"

The man in white stood up and bowed, looking at Master Zishan with a hint of awe in his eyes.

Master Zishan glanced at him and said calmly: "Since you are not dead, then leave!"

"Ziyang Temple is a peaceful place, and it cannot allow a bloody bandit like you to live here..."

Xu Xian was startled when he heard this, and then his face turned strange. He thought to himself, wasn't this bloody smell caused by your beating, Master?

The man in white was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that the bloody smell mentioned by Master Zishan was not his blood.

"The Taoist priest is indeed sharp!"

The man in white smiled bitterly and said, "So that the Taoist priest knows, after the Liu family's four members left, those evil people who lent money were furious. Not only did they report the Liu family to the government and demand their arrest, they also privately hired some thugs and swordsmen, intending to hire someone to kill them."

"I saw this and was furious, so I went to persuade them to stop it and had some disputes with the local gang..."

After hearing this, Xu Xian finally realized that Brother Bai had already been stained with blood before his master took action.

He said angrily: "It's just two taels of capital, but those people are so hard on me. Are they trying to force Uncle Liu's family to death?"

The man in white shook his head and sighed, "Xu Xiaodi, you are still young and don't know how dangerous the world is. In Qiantang County, there are more good people who have been exploited by them than just Uncle Liu's family."

"Their actions have nothing to do with money or debt. They are just to scare the other victims and stop them from escaping!"

Master Zishan put down the teapot, glanced at him and said, "Since you know everything, why did you give the Liu family enough money?"

The man in white looked serious and was about to explain, but Xu Xian next to him said, "Master, Brother Bai has also considered this. He has been eating at Uncle Liu's soup and noodle stall these days. As long as Uncle Liu pays back the debt in front of Brother Bai, Brother Bai will have a reason to help and solve this problem for Uncle Liu once and for all."

What they didn't expect was that Uncle Liu became greedy and fled overnight with the money and his family.

The man in white sighed, "Although this ending was somewhat unexpected, in the final analysis, I am the one who started it all. Even if he betrayed me, I cannot betray him. I must help him finish it off..."

After these words were spoken, Master Zishan finally looked squarely at this handsome young man in white.

He suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

The man in white was slightly startled, and quickly saluted and said, "My last name is Bai Yutang, and I am from Jinhua."

Bai...Bai Yutang? !

Master Zishan's expression froze, then he frowned and stared at Bai Yuting's face.

Bai Yutang was horrified by his gaze and asked cautiously, "Master, is there anything wrong?"

Master Zishan came back to his senses, frowned, and asked, "Jinmaoshu, Baiyutang?"

Bai Yutang smiled and said modestly, "I thought that a reclusive master like you wouldn't care about worldly matters, but I didn't expect that you've heard of my name!"

"Yes, I am the Golden-Haired Mouse Bai Yutang!"

Seeing Bai Yutang's flattered expression, Master Zishan twitched his lips, thinking back to what happened that night, and couldn't help asking, "Who was the government expert who was chasing you that night?"

Bai Yutang was slightly startled, then looked surprised.

This Taoist priest knew his own name, but couldn't he recognize the 'Royal Cat'?

After a little thought, Bai Yutang answered honestly: "Of course it is Bao Gong's subordinate, the Southern Hero Zhan Zhao!"

“…”

Master Zishan raised his right hand and rubbed his forehead.

So that’s how it is. Has the mortal world reached the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song?

Before, he traveled all over the mountains and rivers, and only took away the secret manuals of martial arts, and did not inquire much about the current situation in the court and the martial arts world.

He only knew that the dynasty his disciple Xu Xian lived in should be the Song Dynasty, but he did not expect that Xu Xian was actually from the same era as Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yuting and others.

Is this the original plot, or the result of the world's confusion? Zishan Zhenren frowned and thought for a while. During this time, Xu Xian and Bai Yutang stood outside the gap in the courtyard wall and did not enter the Taoist temple.

When he came to his senses, Master Zishan noticed this and his expression immediately eased a little, and his opinion of this golden-haired mouse Bai Yutang also slightly changed.

At this moment, a little fox jumped out from the side, leaped onto Master Zishan's knees, and then coiled its tail as if no one was around.

Master Zishan looked down, raised his hand and touched the little fox's smooth fur, and said lightly: "Come in!"

Xu Xian's eyes lit up and he quickly turned to look at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang pulled the corners of his mouth with some difficulty, and said with a cupped hand: "Thank you, Taoist Priest."

After saying that, he covered his chest with his hands and walked into the Taoist temple with the help of Xu Xian.

Master Zishan stroked the little fox, glanced at Xu Xian and said, "Why don't you look at the tea?"

Xu Xian smiled and diligently poured tea for the two of them.

Bai Yutang was flattered and quickly stood up to thank him, but this movement pulled the injury on his chest.

Seeing this scene, Master Zishan twitched the corner of his mouth, and with some pain he took out a piece of ginseng root the length of a finger from his arms.

After thinking for a while, he used his fingers like swords and lightly cut off one fifth of the finger-long ginseng root and soaked it in water.

In an instant, a pure spiritual energy spread out, but was immediately blocked in the teapot by the fallen tea lid.

Xu Xian chuckled and whispered, "This is the thousand-year-old ginseng root that my master treasured. He would never take it out to entertain guests. Brother Bai, you can drink this thousand-year-old ginseng tea, so it's not in vain that you got hit by this palm!"

"Don't say any more, it's really embarrassing for me..."

Bai Yutang twitched the corner of his mouth, looking ashamed.

After Bai Yutang took the teapot from Xu Xian, Master Zishan finally spoke: "Donor Bai, my little disciple now loves the martial arts world. If you have time, you might as well tell him some anecdotes about the martial arts world."

Xu Xian blushed when he heard this and scratched his head embarrassedly.

Bai Yutang smiled and said immediately, "That is what I wish for, but I dare not ask for it."

After saying this, Bai Yuting took a sip of tea and began to tell Xu Xian and Master Zishan about the current martial arts world.

Xu Xian stood nearby, holding a teapot, listening with fascination and concentration.

Master Zishan stroked the little fox and listened to Bai Yuting's story. He finally determined the current timeline, which was the third year of Jiayou, when Bao Zheng served as the Censor-in-Chief.

However, the Song Dynasty in this world is slightly different from the official history.

It not only contains many novels and unofficial histories, but also myths and legends such as Xu Xian and White Snake.

The fusion of many stories originally set in an uncertain era can be regarded as a wonderful era in which heroes emerged in large numbers.

Master Zishan asked casually, and sure enough, he heard some familiar names from Bai Yuting.

For example, the Zen Master Fahai of Jinshan Temple was, in Bai Yuting's words, a rare genius in Buddhism. In his youth, he traveled around the world and defeated many famous seniors in the martial arts world.

Now he lives in seclusion in Jinshan Temple and has not been seen for a long time. His cultivation should be even more profound.

During this visit to Lin'an Prefecture, Bai Yuting also went to Jinshan Temple and met Fahai.

But at this time Fahai had already lost interest in the martial arts world. Not only did he not attack Bai Yuting, he even did not care about his offensive behavior of sneaking into the temple and climbing to the top of the pagoda without permission.

Seeing this, Bai Yuting was too embarrassed to do anything more extreme, so he could only jump off the pagoda, chat with Fahai about Buddhism for a few words, and then left Jinshan Temple in shame.

Hearing Bai Yutang's words, Master Zishan glanced at him and knew that Fahai no longer had any interest in humans.

He has already gotten through the world of the human world and started to get in touch with higher levels, mixing in the world of immortals, gods, demons and monsters.

Bai Yutang said solemnly, "Although we haven't fought, I can sense an indescribable sense of oppression from him."

At this point, he glanced at Master Zishan across from him and said hesitantly, "Bai thinks that Master Fahai is probably a hidden master who is not inferior to the Taoist priest!"

"Really?"

Xu Xian's face was full of amazement. In his mind, the master who could go to heaven and earth was the best figure in the world.

Master Zishan twitched the corner of his mouth and shifted his gaze somewhat unnaturally to look at the little fox in his arms.

Just kidding, just kidding...

Now he really can't challenge Fahai. He has to at least complete a few more tasks, push his cultivation to more than 800 years, and then change to a magical skill rewarded by the system. Only in this way can he truly defeat Fahai.

Thinking of this, Master Zishan couldn't help but look at Xu Xian, wondering if he had been too indulgent to his disciple before.

No, I need to practice more!

After hesitating for a moment, Master Zishan's eyes hardened and he decided that starting tomorrow, Xu Xian would quit his job as an apprentice at Baozhitang and officially become a lay disciple at his Ziyang Temple.

Xu Xian's body trembled, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart for no reason.